Brett:
 Summary: The Delphyne sits outside the Mar Oscura Nebula, damaged by an encounter with a dark matter pocket.  The crew of the USS Tenebrae is confined to Sickbay (and a few other triage areas) whine the CMO and her staff continue to run tests on them.  Meanwhile, the CSO, CTO and a team explore the powerless hulk of the Tenebrae, searching for clues.

Brett:
 <<<<Resume Mission "On The Edge of Night - Part 5>>>>

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 ::walking toward Srri, stops for a moment to type her code into a locked drawer and take out standard medical equipment: an osteotractor, a phaser scalpel, and a dermal regenerator:: ::puts them in the pocket of her Federation standard-issue lab coat, closes the drawer and continues on her way::

CNS_LtCmdr_Llewellyn:
 ::now wearing his med coat, he figured he should put it on.  He leaves one patient, and walks by the CMO::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @::taps Hamanari on the shoulder:: CEO: Let's go to main engineering.

Brett:
 <Winters> ::Leaning over Pitt's shoulder to speak to the Captain on the screen::  *CO*: Has the star imploded yet?

CEO_Ens_Hamanari:
 @::shutters at the sight and turns to follow the CSO::

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 ::pauses as she reaches the CNS on her way:: CNS: Counselor, I have no idea how to handle the tension in here. I can't release these people until they're clear. Could you help with that? ::clearly has her guard up, but Donnie can sense through it a little…she's somewhat frightened::

CNS_LtCmdr_Llewellyn:
 ::looks confused:: CMO: Would you like me to give everyone a back rub ::smiles::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 *Winters*: No, the star hasn't imploded yet. And you are… ?

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @::gets back to the Jeffries tube:: CEO: Are you alright?

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 @<TO_Nail>:  ::Clears the path for the geeks. ::

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 CNS: ::Can't help but crack a smile:: You know what I mean. If people get restless again, can you handle it? I'm not much of a counselor or a politician, and it's going to take one or the other to get people to stay calm until they're cleared.

CEO_Ens_Hamanari:
 @CSO: Its just…  that was the first time I have seen death so pervasive that it consumes you.  ::follows the CSO::

Brett:
 <Winters> *CO*: I am… Cynthia Winters.  I am a scientist.  Are there any other Neutron stars nearby?

Brett:
 <Srri> ::Walks over to the CNS and CMO and looks at them closely, almost studying them::

CNS_LtCmdr_Llewellyn:
 CMO: I am sure everything will be okay, but if they troops get restless I will break out the clown suit and put on a show ::smiles::  and maybe make everyone a nice balloon animal

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 *Winters*: I do not know if there are any nearby or not? We were here on a rescue mission and not an investigation mission. I suppose we scan the area, if it's that important?

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @CEO: I understand. ::her voice actually a bit more flat and Vulcan than usual::

CNS_LtCmdr_Llewellyn:
 ::turns to Srri:: Srri: Can I help you with something?

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 Srri: Ah. Just the man I wanted to see.

Brett:
 <Winters> *CO*: Yes, it is.  Please scan for a neutron star and take us there as quickly as possible.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @::starts climbing down the tubes towards main engineering again::

CEO_Ens_Hamanari:
 @::feels the lack of emotion from the Vulcan and decides to pass on the discussion::

Brett:
 <Srri> CNS: Why are we here?

CNS_LtCmdr_Llewellyn:
 Srri: Here as in sickbay, or here as on the Del, or here as in something else?

Brett:
 <Srri> CNS: In this room.

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 ::even though Srri is talking to the CNS, she interjects:: Srri: I've gotten a few abnormal readings from your shipmates. I want to make sure you're all right before we release you. Actually, you can help me move things along.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 :: Confused. ::  *Winters*: Please, enlighten me. Why should we alter our current course and head for a neutron star?

CNS_LtCmdr_Llewellyn:
 Srri: This is the ships medical bay, we want to make sure you and your crew mates are okay before we release you ::nods in agreement with the CMO::

Brett:
 <Winters> *CO*: I… made a breakthrough in my research of this star, and I wish to confirm my hypothesis.  Take us there immediately.

Brett:
 <Pitt> *CO*: Please.  ::Smiles::

Brett:
 <Srri> CMO/CNS: How can you tell if we are… all right?

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @::gets to main engineering, regretting the loss of life seen in sickbay, knows logically there's nothing that could have been done to save them::

CNS_LtCmdr_Llewellyn:
 Srri: With this equipment, ::motions around the room:: which scans you and will tell us how you are doing.

CEO_Ens_Hamanari:
 @::focuses on the cold start to avoid thinking about the dead knowing this is where he can make the most impact::

CNS_LtCmdr_Llewellyn:
 Srri: Plus we have had years of medical training, ::winks:: that helps a little

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 *Winters*: I should like to ask my CSO to confirm your hypothesis before we change course. I'm more than willing to listen but, as both ships are currently in need of repair, the greater need is to return to Starbase. We can always come back to a neutron star or even find a better suited one later?

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 Srri: For right now, you're all right. But, I want to make sure that you stay that way. I've gotten some abnormal brain scans from the majority of your crew. This is totally expected with oxygen deprivation. I just need to make sure that there isn't any permanent damage that will show up later.

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 Srri: If there is, I need to treat it while you're still yourselves. Unfortunately, the tests are going to take a while.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @CEO: We have arrived. What would you like me to do?

CEO_Ens_Hamanari:
 @::grimaces and begins shaking his head:: CSO: Lt., the core is dead and the crystals are dead.  We would need to bring crystals from the Delphyne to start the reactor.

Brett:
 <Winters> ::Gets agitated and slaps her hand down on the desk::  *CO*: No!  There is no time, we must reach a neutron star soon.  My…studies are time sensitive.  You can repair your ship later.

Brett:
 <Srri> CMO: Oh. ::Nods in understanding::  And why is being without oxygen a danger?

CNS_LtCmdr_Llewellyn:
 ::hears the slap on the desk, he turns and sees winters and Pitt talking on the comm::  Srri/CMO: excuse me ::walks over to were the other two officers are, and sees the CO on the screen::

CNS_LtCmdr_Llewellyn:
 Pitt/Winters: Everything okay over here ::smiles::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 *Winters*: I can sense your urgency and I'd like to help but changing course without more information just isn't an alternative.

Brett:
 <Pitt> CNS: Oh fine, fine.  ::Smiles and waves::

Brett:
 <Winters> ::Glares at the CO:: *CO*: And why not?

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @::Nods:: CEO: I'll inform the captain.

CNS_LtCmdr_Llewellyn:
 ::looks down at the monitor at the Captain::

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 Srri: Being without oxygen like you were can cause damage to the brain's cells. Sometimes brain damage isn't noticeable at first, and thus we have a window of time in which we can still reverse anything that's happened.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 *Winters*: Because the lives of hundreds of people are my concern and changing course would certainly affect them. Surely you can understand that.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @*CO*: Sir, the CEO informs me that the Tenebrae's dilithium crystals need to be replaced in order to get her powered again. They are completely drained.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 *CSO*: How did they get drained? I'd like to know that it wouldn't happen again before we consider moving them over.

Brett:
 <Srri> CMO: Ah I see.

Brett:
 <Winters> *CO*: Captain, I am… begging you.  Please take us to another neutron star.  Your ship is in no danger.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @CEO: What would drain crystals like this? Do you think there was some kind of time… anomaly? ::hears the CO ask the same kind of question::

CNS_LtCmdr_Llewellyn:
 ::listening to the conversation between Winters and the Captain::

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 Srri: Since you were the one in the most critical condition when you came in, I'd like to run some scans on you. It'll give me more detail on these abnormal readings and hopefully bring me a step clearer to knowing what's affected everyone.

Brett:
 <Pitt> *CO*: Yes Captain, it is critical for our mission.  Please do as she asks.

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 ::nurses are running scans on the randomly selected patients as we're talking::

Brett:
 <Srri> CMO: Oh, alright.  ::Stands passively::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 *SO_Yahoo*: :: mutes the current conversation:: Please scan the area and tell me of any neutron stars nearby.

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 Srri: Thank you. If you'll just come with myself and my med tech and have a seat on that biobed over there, I'll try to get this done as quickly as possible so that I can start analyzing the results. It's the analysis that takes a while.

Brett:
 <SO_Yahoo> CO: Aye sir.  ::Begins scanning::

CEO_Ens_Hamanari:
 @CSO: I do not believe that there was a time anomaly but a consistent and rapid drain from the energy stores.  There is currently not enough evidence to support any conclusion however.

CNS_LtCmdr_Llewellyn:
 Winters: What do these test have to deal with exactly, if I may ask?

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 *Pitt/Winters*: ::resumes audio:: I hope you can see my point of view. This is a highly unusual request. I can't help but feel that I'm being kept in the dark about something? 

Brett:
 <Winters> CNS: It is, not for you to know.  ::Turns back to the screen::

Brett:
 <SO_Yahoo> CO: Captain, there is another star, Bonisar 1, approximately 1.34 light years from here.  At full impulse we would arrive in 47.5 hours.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @CEO: I remember reading a report where another crew encountered beings who kept their young in a singularity and mistook a Romulan ship's engine for a suitable incubator… this ended up draining the singularity and when the federation ship came to help… it created random pockets in time… some pockets were greatly accelerated and some were slowed.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @CEO: When the crew encountered one of these greatly accelerated pockets of time, it drained a whole nacelle in a matter of seconds.

CNS_LtCmdr_Llewellyn:
 Winters: It would be better for us to know what exactly you are doing, so we can make a more informed decision on what to do.

Brett:
 <Winters> *CO*: Nevertheless Captain, our need is dire.  I promise you nothing will happen to your crew if you take us there.

CEO_Ens_Hamanari:
 @CSO: This could be possible.  It was a rapid deterioration in power…  We are talking minutes.

CEO_Ens_Hamanari:
 @CSO: In the few minutes based on the logs the entire ship was drained.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 *Winters*: Assuming I agree to this, the best I could offer is approximately 48 hours away. I'm uncertain how that would fit in with your "urgent" need.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @CEO: That is what happened to this other crew from my understanding… however we do not know if that is what happened here… are there chronotons present? ::whips out her tricorder::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @::starts scanning::

CEO_Ens_Hamanari:
 @::takes out his tricorder and does a scan as well::

Brett:
 <Winters> ::Looks at Pitt for a few moments::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @::almost sighs, sags her shoulders briefly, defeated:: CEO: There goes that theory.

Brett:
 <Pitt> *CO*: 48 hours might be too long.  But, if that is the best you can do… it will have to do.  It IS the best you can do isn't it Captain?

CEO_Ens_Hamanari:
 @::broadens the scan of area to determine if there are any other anomalies::  CSO:  That could be correct.

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 ::runs a level 4 neurographic scan and a hyperencephalogram on Srri::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @ *CO*: What have the crew of the Tenebrae told you about what happened to them? Thus far we've not come up with much…  I am considering returning to the Delphyne to further study the logs.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 *Pitt*: I haven't agreed to help you, yet. But IF I do, that is, in fact, the best we can do at the moment.

CNS_LtCmdr_Llewellyn:
 *CO* I would like to make aware, we still don't know exactly what happened to the Tenebrae, and if what happened to that ship was a result of these test that Winters wishes to do. I would like to know more about what they were trying to do

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 :: hears the CSO's message::  *Pitt/Winters*: Perhaps if you gave your version of what happened to you back at the Mar Oscura Nebula?

Brett:
 <Winters> ::Sighs::  We were running routine scans, suddenly the ship lost power.  Nothing more.

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 ::while she's running the scans, the nurses finish their scans and bring them to her::

CNS_LtCmdr_Llewellyn:
 Winters: I do not believe you are telling the entire truth as to what happened, please keep going

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 ::finishes the hyperencephalogram on Srri, detecting abnormally high-frequency beta waves::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @*CO*: May I also suggest an autopsy on at least one of the deceased crew discovered here… to ensure that they did die of apparent causes.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 *CSO*:  They say that they ran routine scans when the ship suddenly lost power. Does that synch with what you've found thus far?

Brett:
 <Winters> ::Turns suddenly on the Counselor and glares at him::  CNS: Do not test me!

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 *CNS*: Thank you, counselor. Please let me know if you can find anything else about them out?

CNS_LtCmdr_Llewellyn:
 Winters: I am not testing you, but you are not telling us exactly what happened to you and I wish to know, as I am sure our Captain does as well

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @*CO*: Thus far… there was some unusual activity in the logs that further warrants investigation… I'd like to come back to the Delphyne and utilize the astrometrics labs and computers to get a better answer for you.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 *CSO*: Agreed on the autopsy. Coordinate with medical and see what Dr. O'Dell thinks and proceed with her recommendation.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 *CSO* Very well, bring the away team back while we investigate further.

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 ::has finished the level four neurographic scan of the frontal lobe and performs a level three scan of Srri's parietal lobe::

Brett:
 <Pitt> All: Please, please, do not get excited.  All we need to do is reach the neutron star, and everything will be fine.

Brett:
 <Pitt> *CO*: Can we proceed there, Captain?

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @CEO: Is there anything more we can do here?

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 ::runs a level two scan of the rest of Srri's brain::

CEO_Ens_Hamanari:
 @CSO: We can check the bridge logs but other than that I think not.

Brett:
 <Srri> ::Sits up on the bio-bed::  Self: They need me, something is wrong.  ::Swings his legs over the side::

CNS_LtCmdr_Llewellyn:
 *CO* Sir, If I may be blunt.  Winters is laying to us about what happened to their ship, and before we know what happened to their ship and what they were doing.  Going to this star could put us in the same place their ship is in now.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @CEO: Those are being downloaded to the Delphyne. I would almost rather review them there.

CEO_Ens_Hamanari:
 @CSO: agreed.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @CEO: I will need to return to sickbay… and get one of the bodies beamed to our sickbay for autopsy… are you up for returning there? or would you like to return to the Delphyne directly?

Brett:
 <Winters> ::Glares at the CNS again, then looks at Pitt::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 *CNS*: Thank you, counselor. I suspected as much.

Brett:
 <Pitt> ::Meets Winters' gaze, they stare at each other::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 *Pitt/Winters*:  Now, will you tell us why we should divert our current course?

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 Srri: I'm finished with you, for now. Thank you. You may join your captain if you need to, but you still haven't been cleared to leave sickbay. I

CEO_Ens_Hamanari:
 @CSO: I can go.  This is part of my responsibility, to assist.  ::stands tall::

Brett:
 Action: Winters and Pitt both stagger suddenly, as if dizzy.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @CEO: That is most agreeable. I do… appreciate your company. ::goes to climb back up to sickbay::

Brett:
 Action: Srri collapses onto the bio-bed.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 @<TO_Nail>: CSO: I will clear the way, ma'am.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @::nods:: TO: Thank you.

CNS_LtCmdr_Llewellyn:
 ::goes to catch one of them, but starts to feel very strange::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 @<TO_Nail>:  ::starts heading for the Tenebrae's sick bay. ::

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 ::right hand jolts into her right pocket yanking out a med-tricorder…reaches up with her left hand to stop it, but freezes::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @::climbs up after the tactical officer::

CEO_Ens_Hamanari:
 @::thinks about what the CSO said and the… emotion but drops it and follows the group::

CNS_LtCmdr_Llewellyn:
 ::tries to block a presence from entering his mind. He raises his mental shields.::

Brett:
 Action: A number of the Tenebrae crew also exhibit signs of dizziness.

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 ::has just enough time to see the scan results out of the corner of her eye and realise that Srri really was dead and there was something else keeping him alive, that he was not alone::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 :: Grasps the arm rests of his chair, tries taking some deep breaths as a waive of nausea sets in, his life flashing quickly before his eyes. ::

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 ::the increased acytycoline levels, abnormal activity in the hippocampus, and abnormally high-frequency beta waves she had seen in her patients suddenly made sense, too late::

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 ::she's fighting as hard as she can, but there's a presence in her mind besides herself::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @::arrives in the Tenebrae's sickbay::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 @<TO_Nail>:   CSO: All clear, ma'am.

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 ::tries to scream, but cannot, as she has lost control and is a passenger in her own mind::

CEO_Ens_Hamanari:
 @::continues to follow the group::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @::nods at the TO:: *CMO*: Rhykmal to O'Dell….

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 *CSO* Yes, ma'am?

CNS_LtCmdr_Llewellyn:
 ::fends off the presence that tried to take over his mind. It took a lot of effort but he won. He has one hell of a headache but he is okay::

Brett:
 Action: Winters straightens and glares again at the Counselor.  Pitt shakes his head, groggily.

Brett:
 <Pitt> Self: What happened?

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @*CMO*: The captain said he would like to have one of the bodies from the Tenebrae autopsied.. are you able to accept it? I will have one beamed to you right away.

CNS_LtCmdr_Llewellyn:
 ::looks at Winters::  Winters: What did you just try to do ::he tapes his combadge:: *Computer* Intruder alert!

Brett:
 Action: The security detail draws their weapons and one steps closer to Donnie.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 :: Straightens up in his chair, his mind determined. ::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 *CSO*: Please return to the Delphyne, lieutenant, you and the entire away team.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @*CO*: We will be returning very shortly. I am getting the body beamed to sickbay as you suggested.

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 *CSO* Of course. I see no problems with the Tenebrae crew here, so I doubt that the bodies would be carrying anything dangerous.

Brett:
 <Security Officer> ::Shoots Donnie with his phaser::

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 ::gives the order to release the Tenebrae crew from sickbay::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 @*CMO*: I will have it done right away. ::contacts the TR Chief about beaming the AT back and the body in front of her to sickbay::

Brett:
 Action: The computer initiates intruder containment protocols.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 *CSO*:  There's been a change of plans. Return now. That is an order.

CEO_Ens_Hamanari:
 @::looks at the CSO:: CSO: I am ready when you are.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 *CO*: I have contacted the TR Chief and we are awaiting beam out now, Sir. ::raises an eyebrow at how insistent he is, wondering what happened::

CNS_LtCmdr_Llewellyn:
 ::falls to the floor, from the phaser fire::

Brett:
 Action: The Away Team is beamed aboard the Delphyne.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 Computer: Release lock-down protocols on Sick Bay, authorization Mash`ev-alpha-8-beta-gamma-9.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 :: Materializes on the Delphyne and proceeds to the bridge like there's nothing wrong -- since she doesn't know anything IS wrong::

CEO_Ens_Hamanari:
 ::heads to main engineering:: CSO: I will check the logs from Main Engineering is that is OK?

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 CEO: That is fine. ::nods::

Brett:
 Action: The intruder alert protocols are countermanded and the ship returns to normal.  Most of the Tenebrae crew leave sickbay, the remainder are kept under guard by the armed security details.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 :: stands, heads for the bridge. ::   FCO: Set course for Bonisar 1, full impulse. Engage. :: sits in his chair, watching the main viewer as the stars appear to fly by. ::

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 ::walks over to Winters:: Winters: Was this the only way?

Brett:
 <FCO>: Aye, sir.  ::Sets the course and engages the engines::

CMO_Ens_O’Dell:
 ::somehow, her Scottish/Irish accent sounds off::

Brett:
 <<<<Pause>>>>